February 2019

GUJARAT Bullet train project gets CRZ clearance for Gujarat section   The Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project has received coastal regulation zone (CRZ) approval from the centre for Gujarat section. According to officials of the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), the joint venture company of government of India and participating state governments, the union ministry of … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat government plans rehabilitation scheme for petty bootleggers   Taking softer view on petty bootleggers, especially those in the illicit trade to eke out a living, the state government has decided to treat them more mildly and encourage them to develop skills to enable them to be employed. These petty bootleggers are persons caught … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat government to help build Ayodhya Ram statue   The proposed massive statue of Lord Ram to be built in Ayodhya will come up with the help from Gujarat government. The cabinet decided UP government will sign an MoU with Gujarat government to provide technical assistance for the construction of the statue.   The Gujarat government had … Read more

GUJARAT   Businesses in Gujarat cities can now stay open 24×7   After Maharashtra amended its shops and establishments law, the Gujarat government on Wednesday announced that it would amend its own Shops and Establishments Act to enable businesses to stay open 24×7, and would do away with need for annual renewal of licences.   Businesses will be allowed to … Read more

GUJARAT Reduced budget outlay under ATUFS to hit textile sector’s modernization   Modernisation in the country’s largest man-made fabric (MMF) textile industry in the city will come to a grinding halt with Central Government reducing allocation under Amended Technology Upgradation Funds Scheme (ATUFS) to Rs700 crore in the revised outlay for the textile sector in … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: Soon file complaint on app for code of conduct breach   The administration of Gujarat’s chief electoral officer (CEO) is preparing to provide a tool for common people to file complaints of breach of code of conduct during Lok Sabha polls through a mobile application. The C-Vigil application will be made available in … Read more

GUJARAT Health cover raised under MA schemes   In a move that will help the poor and the middle class, the Gujarat government on Tuesday raised health insurance cover provided under the state’s Mukhyamantri Amrutum (MA) and Mukhyamantri Amrutum Valsalya schemes, to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 3 lakh. The increase is in line with the Centre’s Ayushmaan … Read more

GUJARAT Budget allocation for social sectors stagnant: Study   Every year during the budget the Gujarat government announces huge bonanzas, a majority of which are directed towards populist schemes that appear to strengthen the state’s social sectors significantly. But a detailed analysis shows the average allocation of budget towards these sectors has hardly seen an escalation. … Read more

GUJARAT GTU tops state’s own institutional rankings   In a first, the state government declared the ranking of state’s universities and colleges based on 13 different parameters including student-teacher ratio, teachers’ qualification, its finances and research projects undertaken. The state’s education department in coordination with ministry of human resources department’s national institutional ranking framework developed its … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat government to launch Sujalam Sufalam Jal Abhiyaan from February 15   To increase the water storage capacity of the local ponds, lakes, rivers the state government will launch the Sujalam Sufalam Jal Abhiyaan 2019 from February 15 across the state. The campaign was launched for the first time in 2018.   The Sujalam Sufalam Jal … Read more